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A QUIET DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.

Sep 20, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Kings Dominion this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 4 PM and 7 PM.

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2
/10
Quiet
AVG WAIT8m
PEAK45m
RIDES OPEN21/20
WEATHER87° Clear
Kings Dominion crowd report infographic for Sep 20, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 7 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
12 PM
2
1 PM
1
2 PM
3
3 PM
1
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
2
7 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway

Flight of Fear held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch

Crowds dipped to their low around 4 PM. Blue Ridge Tollway + Twisted Timbers walked on.

4 PM to 7 PM
Knock out the rest of your list

The quietest stretch of the day starts around 4 PM. Flight of Fear fell to its low for the day.

8 PM to 7 PM
Last lap and re-rides

A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Flight of Fear now with a fresh queue.

Every ride, by average wait.

27 rides · avg wait shown
Flight of Fear
25m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
15m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Twisted Timbers
14m avg
peak 30m · 80% uptime
Woodstock Express
14m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
11m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Dodgem
11m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Flying Eagles
11m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Reptilian
10m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Tumbili
9m avg
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
8m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Delirium
6m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Bad Apple
6m avg
peak 12m · 99% uptime
Apple Zapple
5m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Rapterra
5m avg
peak 10m · 90% uptime
Carousel
5m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Wave Swinger
5m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
4m avg
peak 7m · 99% uptime
Racer 75
3m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Pantherian
2m avg
peak 6m · 81% uptime
Dominator
2m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Americana
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
Closed all day
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Grizzly
0m avg
peak 0m · 96% uptime
Racer 75 - South
Closed all day
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
Closed all day
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
4 rides were closed all day
Drop Tower Racer 75 - South Shenandoah Lumber Co. White Water Canyon

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 87°F, low 67°F, rain for 2h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 30m to 18m
4 PM Walk-on window: Blue Ridge Tollway + Twisted Timbers
4:08p Smart pick: Flight of Fear is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion